Housing crisis: the Platform of Mortgage Victims (PAH) movement in Barcelona and innovations in governance

摘要: This paper analysed the aftermath of bursting housing bubble in Spain, which has left thousands families without homes and indebted for life. In first two parts, we look at contextually specific interactions between state regulation market-oriented projects Spain. country is a salient case an economic recession debt crisis follow upon long period growth characterized by particular urban model. this part, argue that central government played key role framing fiscal incentives ownership, local regional administrations have engaged short-term forms inter-spatial competition public private resources, place marketing regulatory under-cutting order to attract investment. second examined social movement “Platform Mortgage Victims” that, after starting Barcelona, spread many other cities. The created innovative strategies accessibility governance market. These include innovations level national European institutional levels. movements like one study are socially when they aim responding needs not met market institutions. At same time with their activism, transform debate sphere while prompting institutions introduce new mechanisms policy outcomes.